vix

I from the uk, jus passed my driving test. I have bought a 1993 w124 mercedes E220 do any of you think E220 hold street cred . Also at the moment its just basic looking i need to add on a few things could any one help tell me where to start and where the best place to look for parts .

mgw_300e

Dude, it's a w124 - it could have a squirrel on a treadmill instead of an engine and I'd still take it over most other cars.

Your best bet to learn about mods and where to buy parts is this forum.

Congratulations on your driving test and on having enough sense to make a w124 your first car.

vix

thanks man. hw much bhp does your car produce.

jeffreyli86

I am in London 6mths in a year.. Where about are you?
Too bad my W124 is not in London..

Any pics of your new ride?

My tip is, don't go to Half***s except for simple things like for car wash shampoo

mgw_300e

I think the 2.8 puts out 190bhp

vix

jeffery i live next to heathrow airport

vix

190bhp is alot but the new honda type r has 200bhp why does the mercedes still feel faster and even my E220 with only 150bhp feels alot faster.

Saijin_Naib

Well, what do you mean by street cred? You have a benz and your young, and that alone brings some attention (mind you in my case, it has been the less-than friendly kind). Its a great car, very reliable and strong, and safe. Also a fun car to drive. Can you 0-60 it with moslers and nobels? No, if you want that a w124 is not your car. get a motorcycle or a turbocharged something or anyother of a rice rocket.

The speed feeling could have something to do with the rear-axle ratio and how much HP the car actually puts to the wheels. Sure, they may make 200hp but how much makes it there? Plus, the benz weighs alot so the inertia is greater.

vix

if you know could you tell me how to change the speakers fitted in the dash at front.

Saijin_Naib

That I dont know my friend... I am actually looking into it myself as I want to replace the 4 speakers in my car with rockford fosgate power speakers... Should be a nice improvement
The front-deck speakers are : 4"
The Rear-deck speakers are : 5 1/4"
Thats all I know as of right now.. I will ask my dad later tonight what would be involved in replacing the speakers.

vix

could u please tell me after you've found out, thanks.

crr1612

for the dash, there a little strip on the grille you need to snap off, its toward the center of the car on both sides. then you just take off the screws that are under the strip and take off the grille

Saijin_Naib

Could you describe that a little better? Im not sure I understand
Have any pics?

vix

thanks for your reply, but doesn't snapping them damage the strip and all?

ZedStyle

because turning a door handle produces more torque than a honda, maybe that's why...

i think he means speed-wise... he's young, that's all that's important,to him... it's not 'i own a benz', it's 'my benz is faster than your vauxhall'...
at least that's what the people i still know in england are all about... so damn embarassing, every time we stopped at a traffic light the moron would floor his primera whether it was a 60 year old woman or a 3 series next to us.



Go here. http://www.mercedesshop.com/Wikka/W124Stereo

and use the 'search' function at the top of the page, use advanced search and narrow it down to the W124 forum. any question you could ever ask has been asked already...

vix

thanks a lot, by the way how much torque does the e220 or any of the w124's have

vix

crr1612 i really like the way you've done up your car. i need to get to work with mine.

vix

would anyone know where i can get a w124 kit from, from in the uk i don't want to ship. i like wald boidy kits but they don't ship, so if any one can help?

Saijin_Naib

www.cksperformance.com
I was looking there but I dont want anything outside the US.
I personally like the DEMEC kit the best good luck!

vix

thank u.